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Transitional Care Services: A Nurse-Led Quality Improvement Project, Debra Conroy-Mccue
Transitional Care Services: A Nurse-Led Quality Improvement Project, Debra Conroy-Mccue
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects
With the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) and a national requirement for health care providers and systems to deliver care that is safe, outcome driven, and cost effective, Dignity Health (DH) as part of the hospital engagement network (HEN) launched an initiative called the “No Harm” campaign to reduce all-cause avoidable hospital readmissions. The project, led by a Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) student and readmission team, sought to achieve a 20% reduction in preventable readmissions by December 2014. After having achieved initial success in implementing transitional care services for patients with heart …